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Banks in Germany drag European equity indices lower after Deutsche Bank confirms plans to raise fresh capital ahead of this weekend?s Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
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Global market overview: Stocks in Europe are struggling to make headway after Wall Street overnight pared early gains and Asia provided a mixed backdrop .
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The purchase of 10 tonnes of bullion, worth about $400m, comes as analysts predict that governments will become net buyers of gold for the first time in two decades
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The Australian dollar holds its recent gains, staying close to a four-month high against the dollar as Chinese trade data lend commodity-linked currencies support
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The world?s largest consumer of commodities including copper and iron ore, registered strong growth in crude oil and copper imports in August, allaying fears of a slowdown in the country?s demand
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London's benchmark index holds steady, with medical and tobacco stocks in demand as traders show reluctance to make fresh bets on risk after gains over the wider week
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London?s benchmark index holds steady, with medical and tobacco stocks in demand as traders show reluctance to make fresh bets on risk after gains over the wider week
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An upward revision to Japan?s second-quarter growth data helped Asian equities make progress to within reach of four-month closing highs
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China?s trade surplus narrowed last month, with imports growing much faster than expected though not enough to defuse political pressure on Beijing over the level of its currency
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The Kazakh miner implicitly threatens legal action if First Quantum continues to 'interfere' with the Kolwezi project, which is at the centre of a case brought by the Canadian group against the Congo government
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Bond mentality is invading the equity world, with investors seeking safer and more generous yields.
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Two major shifts in the global financial landscape are impeding previous moves towards regulatory harmonisation, write Stéphane Rottier and Nicolas Véron
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With the loan losses inherited from HBOS now under control, Lloyds can redistribute more than its entire earnings while still improving capital ratios
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The trade deficit has widened to a postwar record after a surge in imports in recent months, in a development that analysts view as reassuring about the strength of the domestic economy but discouraging for growth prospects in the longer term
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Would it be possible to impose a speed limit on equity trading? This question is being addressed by regulators and policymakers, writes Gillian Tett
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BAE, the UK's largest defence contractor, announces it will shed more than 1,000 jobs mainly within its military air division
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The Bank of England leaves interest rates and the level of quantitative easing unchanged in an almost universally anticipated decision after recent signs have pointed to a relatively robust recovery
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The music and book retailer admits its much heralded move into live music has not lived up to expectations
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The support services group is to make its first dividend payment in 10 years, and has agreed a timetable to switch from Aim to the LSE's main list within a year
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BP's internal inquiry into the causes of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico provoked an immediate backlash from its contractors on the rig and US politicians who dismissed it as 'not BP's mea culpa'
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The demise of Connaught highlights the dangers of passive investment strategies with many of the City's biggest investment funds suffering the biggest losses
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Tom Cross, Dana Petroleum chief executive, has sent a letter to Korea National Oil Corp to "extend an olive branch" after releasing an impassioned defence of his company's value
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The UK group's internal inquiry reveals a combination of mistakes, mechanical failures and design faults that led to the accident on April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico
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The lender is to sell its interest in bank-owned housebuilder Crest Nicholson, marking a significant step in its move to reduce exposure to the distressed property sector
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Wider market reversed opening losses, with the FTSE 100 ending less than 10 points away from its four-month high
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The Irish government has announced a ?5.5bn ($7.6bn) investment in its three main banks that will see it take an effective 75 per cent controlling stake in Anglo Irish Bank
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Tata, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has agreed to inject "tens of millions" of pounds into the British car company to , while the government continues to consider the case for a taxpayer-funded bail-out
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Barack Obama might have little option but to follow George W.?Bush's approach on a range of foreign policy issues, including Iran, said Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state
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The president-elect has expanded the goals of his proposed economic stimulus, with a plan to create or save an additional 500,000 jobs over the next two years
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Investors delivered a vote of no confidence in Opec last week when oil prices fell by their most in almost two decades even though the cartel decided to curb production
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Money market funds, an increasingly popular place to park cash, will need to raise fees or close to new money to remain profitable as yields hover at near-zero, according to industry managers
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Workers at some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies will find themselves spending an uncommonly long time with their families this Christmas as the technology industry responds to the downturn with office and factory closures and enforced holidays
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Tackling joblessness among graduates will be Beijing's priority next year as the economy falters, said the premier. The government is also concerned about migrant workers laid off in the cities
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Hedge funds will be allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve for the first time under a landmark $200bn programme intended to support consumer credit
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UBS sought to absolve itself from any duty to safeguard investor assets in a $1.4bn fund that channelled money into Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn Ponzi scheme
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